Loch Skerrow Halt railway station
Loch Skerrow Halt railway station served the burgh of Skerrow, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, from 1955 to 1963 on the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway.
| Loch Skerrow Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Skerrow |
| Area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Coordinates | 54.9895°N 4.1743°W |
| Grid reference | NX609682 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | British Railways (Scottish Region) |
| History | |
| 13 June 1955 | Opened |
| 9 September 1963 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
The station opened on 13 June 1955 by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It had a siding and a signal box. The purpose of the station was to split the track between New Galloway and Gatehouse of Fleet. With a sparse local population, there was no longer a need for a station, so it closed on 9 September 1963.[1][2][3] The line was closed in 1965.[4]
Popular culture
Richard Hannay, the hero of the 1915 novel The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan, reputedly got off a train here, fearing that he had become the prime suspect in a couple of murders in London.[4]
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gollark: Oh, or you can just call everyone "apioform 9730".
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 260. OCLC 931112387.
- "RAILSCOT - Loch Skerrow". Railscot. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Loch Skerrow Halt". Canmore. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Dumfries & Galloway Curiosities by David Carroll - Google Books
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Galloway Line and station closed |
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway | Gatehouse of Fleet Line and station closed | ||
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